i'm uy vu. tonight we bring you a kqed newsroom special. "stand up san quentin." inmates heree doing time for crimes like murder and assault. once known for violence, today san quentin has one of the most rehabilitative programs in the prison system. later w'll talk to a victims rights advocate whose husband was murdered. she'll tell us what she learned while volunteering in san quentin. first we'll look at inmates participating in a unique program. one that's helping them tell their words.in their own ♪ ♪ >> when a person decides to change, they want everyone to know that they've changed. so it's important to that out. television portrays prison as this negative place where people are just running around being violent. but san quentin is actually totally opposite from that. these guys are going to college everyay. they're going to self-help groups. they're going to religious services. everyone here is trying to get out of prison, not stay in prison. >> i got to san quentin in 1984 via l.a. county jail. i was told -- >> since 2012 we've been working on a storytell